When KT boarded a plane to Los Angeles earlier this month, their phone was loaded with step-by-step instructions and emergency contacts. “I was going through every worst-case scenario in my head,” KT says. “I texted my friends, ‘If this goes all Castaway, know that I love you guys.’” Growing up in Norman, Oklahoma, KT never traveled too far outside of their home state. Attending the film program at Santa Fe University of Art and Design was a big, but necessary leap, geographically and culturally. Their solo adventure to California took things to another level. “It was a huge, 'adult’ thing for me,” says KT. “I try to predict problems before they exist, but I’ve found that the world’s not as scary as I think most of the time.” This meticulous and prescient nature lends itself to KT’s work at 12FPS. They’re finishing up studies in video post-production at SFUAD this semester, but already play an instrumental role in the editing room of our Santa Fe office. KT spearheaded the post-production of our New Mexico Communities of Care training videos, including a video centering around LGBTQ+ youth, a group that is close to their heart. “Part of it is out of necessity because, having lived as a trans youth, I’ve seen the ways people can react to those kinds of identities, even if you’re in the closet about it. I want to do anything I can to help make that climate a little bit safer, for myself and for other people. My art boils down to the desire to tell new stories, and do what I can to further narratives that haven’t been as visible,” KT says. "In industries like filmmaking that have so much value in our society, we have a responsibility to create something that represents people as people, in all our intricacies.” #12FPSPortraits On Facebook